The Toronto Blue Jays struggled to keep their starting rotation healthy this past season, and it proved costly as they were never able to find much consistency. Addressing that issue will be a major priority for the Blue Jays this offseason.
If the team can stay healthy in 2027, it will have a very solid rotation. However, the group could still use another arm, especially with José Berríos working his way back.
“So, as long as Cody Ponce is healthy when Opening Day comes around, they will be running a four-man rotation as is: Dylan Cease, Trey Yesavage, Jose Soriano, and Cody Ponce. Eventually, the team will welcome back Jose Berrios, but it has been a rough go of things in terms of his health,” SI’s Maddy Dickens wrote.
For the Blue Jays, the challenge is finding the line between unavoidable bad luck and injuries that could potentially be prevented.
“Some injuries, you can see coming. When the 42-year-old Max Scherzer runs into a few IL stints, no one should be surprised. When José Berríos has Tommy John surgery after not missing a start for nearly a decade, it’s terribly unfortunate, but we all understand the realities of baseball and the limitations of the human elbow. The Blue Jays are trying to find that line now between bad luck and controllable variables,” MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson wrote.
Adding another starter to the rotation wouldn’t be a bad idea. CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa believes Toronto could sign Michael King this winter.
“King has reportedly already opted out of the final two years and $58 million remaining on his contract and he should have no trouble beating that this offseason, even if it is more total dollars over more years but at a lower annual salary. King is a five-pitch righty with an extreme east/west attack — the movement on King’s sinker, sweeper, and changeup border on cartoonish — who makes his living by limiting hard contact more than he does missing bats and blowing hitters away,” Axisa wrote.
This would be a strong addition for Toronto, providing another reliable option and giving the team more depth in case injuries arise. King is a pitcher who allows contact, but limits how hard hitters can make it.
King made $25 million this past season with the San Diego Padres. The Blue Jays are looking to do whatever it takes to return to the World Series, and adding a starter like King could help strengthen their chances of making another deep postseason run in 2027.
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